435 A Prospective Study of Post-operative Surgical Site Infection

Abstract Introduction Organ specific surgical site infections are those that involve any part of the anatomy other than incised body wall layer opened or manipulated during an operation. The proper understanding bacteriology and mode has surely reduced incidence wound infection, but it is not totally controlled. Method A total 582 consecutive patient undergoing major minor surgeries between March 2010 October 2011 were included in study. Detail history, physical examination, laboratory radiological investigation according to Performa with special reference factor could lead postoperative infection – Age, sex, socioeconomic status, nutrition was recorded. Initial assessment intra operative findings divided these cases into clean, clean contaminated, contaminated dirty SSI. Result patients out these, 100 have SSI, SSI rate our hospital found be 17.18% including all classes wounds. Coagulase positive staphylococci responsible for a majority SSIs mixed quite common. microorganism E.coli, negative staphylococci, Pseudomonas Proteus etc. Conclusions data from study suggests need control modifiable risk development